Again for full disclosure, I am a DNA Endorser (got a warning from TB to be sure to point that out when I give glowing reports on DNA gear). But I am not embellishing my opinions at all. I bought my first DNA gear in 2015 and became an endorser last year.
The best way to look at the DNA stuff is that it's the next step up from the XST's for the cabs and night and day better than the WTX class D amps that David designed at Eden. After playing through my two Eden EX112 cabs and then playing through my DNS-210 cab, the difference in clarity made it sound like I had just pulled a blanket off of my cabs. And for the lower end of Eden cabs, those EX112's have a great sound - not quite as good as the D112XST's but they are about $600 less than the D-series cabs and there's certainly not $600 worth of difference in the sound.
And don't misunderstand me, I'm not down grading the Eden cabs at all, it's just that David's latest designs are a noticeable step up from what he did at Eden. He designed new long throw speakers that still have excellent transients and new textured porting systems for his cabs that channel air through a lot faster than normal round and shelf ports allowing him to higher power handling, very sensitive cabs with a very tight bottom end and a very full sound across the frequency spectrum. He's made some amazing cabs.
The one thing I am a little leery about though is his simplified EQ section on his DNA amps. But he used it first on his Eden WT330,390, and 405 amps and they were very well received. I first became fascinated with using semi-parametric controls to choose a center frequency that I want to adjust and then cut or boost it as needed. By 2010, when I got my WT500/800 that had three of these controls, I was addicted. The goofy thing is although that EQ system is possibly the most musical and versitale EQ system made, I usually run it flat with just a little boost in the low-mids at 250 Hz. I've also boost the low-mids at 500Hz when using my WTDI because the mid can be toggled between either 500Hz or 2KHz. Did some recording at a professional studio with that 500Hz low-mid boost and it did sound great. I have used semi-parametric EQ to dial in a few troublesome rooms over the years too. It's just so darn versatile, I'm not sure I want to give that up!
For his DNA amps, the DNA-800 and the DNA-1350, he chose some good frequency centers. The bass is centered a 35Hz, the low-mid at 500Hz, the high-mid at 2KHZ, and the treble is a shelving control for everything above 2KHz. So that's pretty much dead on with what my WTDI does and if that's the case, I think I will be happy. I had hoped to have a DNA-800 by March or April of 2020 (again, using only gig money to buy it) but Covid-19 shut that right down. So I don't have one yet. If I don't like it, I can always carry my heavier WT500/800 around. The only thing I don't like about that big amp is its weight at about 36-lbs. in its rack. I'd love to have an 800-watt amp weighing under 5-lbs that I can carry in a shoulder bag and still have it sound like my Eden amp, and I think I can do that.
I truly believe that the DNA cabs are the very best cabs available right now. I've played through a lot of cabs including MarkBass, Mesa, GK, acoustic, Ampeg, etc. and you can just here everything better with these DNA cabs. If you play bass chords, you will very distinctly hear all three notes regardless if the are in low or high registers. It takes very little power to get them to gig levels and they are not only clear but very LOUD cabs. My DNS410 has a max SPL of 137db and my DNS-210 is just slightly behind it at 134db. My 800-watt amp can drive my DNS-210 to its maximum SPL, but again, you don't want to be anywhere near it at those levels. I suspect the DNA amps are as good as it gets too when comparing class D amps. Features-wise they cover all the basses and they sound great with all the high quality videos I've seen...really want a DNA-800! It's about half the cost of the DNA-1350 and easily more than I need.
OK....that's enough "glowing" for now.
